Shane Plays

It's a great time to be a geek! Shane Plays is a journey into the things we love... games, comic books, movies, TV, books... you name it. The world respectfully requests -- NAY DEMANDS! -- a show that supports and encourages geekdom in all of it's splendor!
This podcast is made from the live Shane Plays radio show that airs on Saturdays at 1 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock, AR. It may also be listened to live online at http://965fmtheanswer.com and the Tune In Radio and iHeart radio apps.

Marvel Legacy is already off on the wrong foot as Marvel does retailers wrong; The RPG X-Card grinds Shane's gears; Defenders TV discussion. Friends of the show William Brackeen and comedian Michael Brown join.

Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 8/26/2017

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio! Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi. http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories) after the live show.

SHOW NOTES

NEWS ITEMS

Michael Brown’s web series Everything’s OK nominated for a Streamy! https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/7th-annual-nominees/ (he plays the disembodied head of Orson Wells, natch)

The Tick season 1 is out on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Pilot/dp/B01J776HVW/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1503767423&sr=1-1&keywords=the+tick

Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 8/19/2017

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio! Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi. http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories) after the live show.

The Original Ending To Steven Spielberg's E.T. Involved a Game of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS | GeekTyrant https://geektyrant.com/news/the-original-ending-to-steven-spielbergs-et-involved-a-game-of-dungeons-dragons

GUEST: KEVIN EASTMAN

From Wikipedia: Kevin Eastman is an American comic book artist and writer, best known as the co-creator alongside Peter Laird of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.Eastman is also the previous editor and current publisher of the magazine Heavy Metal.

Highlights: D&D and RPG authors and historians Michael Witwer and Jon Peterson ponder what the hobby and pop culture would look like today if D&D had never been published.

Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 8/12/2017

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio! Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi. http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories) after the live show.

See the D&D Draft at the Gen Con Museum | Playing at the World http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2017/07/see-d-draft-at-gen-con-museum.html

TOPIC: WHAT IF D&D HAD NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED?!?

WHAT IF D&D HAD NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED?! That's the topic this week as we're joined by D&D / RPG authors and historians Michael Witwer (Empire of the Imagination) and Jon Peterson (Playing at the World) to discuss the impact on RPGs and pop culture in general if this alternate history had unfolded!

Empire of the Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons by Michael Witwer https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Imagination-Gygax-Dungeons-Dragons/dp/1632862794/

Playing at the World by Jon Peterson https://www.amazon.com/Playing-at-World-Jon-Peterson/dp/0615642047

Highlights: It's a Geek News Tsunami with friend of the show Neale Carter!

Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 8/5/2017

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio! Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi. http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories) after the live show.

SHOW NOTES

NEWS ITEMS

George A. Romero, 'Night of the Living Dead' creator, dies at 77 | L.A. Times http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-me-george-romero-20170716-story.html

STAR TREK CONTINUES revises the RELEASE DATES for its final two episodes!| Fan Film Factor https://fanfilmfactor.com/2017/07/29/star-trek-continues-revises-the-release-dates-for-its-final-two-episodes/

Discovery May Be An Official Star Trek Show, But The Orville Could Wind Up The Truer One | Gizmodo https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/07/discovery-may-be-an-official-star-trek-show-but-the-orville-could-wind-up-the-truer-one/